Is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University test optional?

No. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University requires an SAT or ACT score from every applicant.

What is Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's acceptance rate?

21% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 4,678 of 22,756 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 290%, from 5,832 in 2015 to 22,756 in 2024, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's admit rate went from 51% to 21%.

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What SAT score do you need for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University? (Middle 50%: 1050–1180)

Q: What ACT score do you need for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University?

35% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 19.5–24, with a median of 21.5. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1050–1180 works out to about 20–24.

Q: What GPA do you need for Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.77 high school GPA, and 25% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

First-year students at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University who sent an SAT scored 1050–1180, with a median of 1110 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admits 21% of applicants and requires the SAT or ACT.

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Where your score lands at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1050–1180, median 1110

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Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University by the numbers

Admit rate: 21%
Middle 50% SAT: 1050–1180
Median SAT: 1110
About on the ACT: 20–24
Sent an SAT: 83%

Test required · checked Nov 9, 2026 · Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admissions · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 290%, from 5,832 in 2015 to 22,756 in 2024, and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's admit rate went from 51% to 21%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	22,756	4,678	21%
2023	22,713	4,797	21%
2022	12,372	4,074	33%
2021	8,717	3,076	35%
2020	9,472	3,124	33%
2019	10,269	3,665	36%
2018	8,976	3,488	39%
2017	7,533	3,437	46%
2016	6,988	2,174	31%
2015	5,832	2,998	51%

In fall 2024, 1,429 of the 4,678 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?

Under 1000Far reachRequired
1000–1040ReachRequired
1050 and upTargetRequired

9001000110012001300

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	510	540	580
SAT Reading and Writing	530	570	610
SAT total	1050	1110	1180
ACT composite	19.5	21.5	24

Of enrolled first-year students, 83% sent an SAT and 35% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.77; 99% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 25%; of new students who reported a rank

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $13,739; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 53%
Median earnings: $44,349; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 8,825

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

Sources

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admissions
Test policy for 2026–27, checked Nov 9, 2026.
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1050–1180, and the median was 1110. At 1110 or higher you're above half of them. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University admits 21% of applicants.

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